The Idea: Add an element of surprise to your dinner date by choosing each other’s meal—without revealing what you picked until the food arrives!

How It Works:

1. Pick a Restaurant – Choose a spot neither of you has been to or go to a favorite with a menu full of options.
   
   
2. The Menu Swap – Instead of ordering for yourself, you secretly order for your spouse! It could be something you know they’d love, something totally unexpected, or even a dish with a funny inside joke.
   
   
3. The Big Reveal – When the food arrives, see what you got! Will it be spot on? A surprise? Something way outside your comfort zone?
   
   
4. The Conversation – Over dinner, talk through the conversation starters.
   
   
5. End with Dessert or a Dare – Whoever’s meal was the biggest hit gets to choose a dessert to share while the other person has to do a playful dare (like singing a love song in the car on the way home).

Why It’s Fun:

• Adds spontaneity to a normal dinner date.
• Encourages thoughtfulness as you try to pick something your spouse will love.
• Sparks fun conversations and creates new memories over a shared experience.

The Idea: Write love letters to each other and seal them away for a future date night—creating a time capsule of your relationship in this moment.

How It Works:

1. Set the Scene – Choose a cozy setting: a candlelit dinner, a picnic, or even your favorite coffee shop. Bring paper, pens, and an envelope or a small box.
   
   
2. Write Your Love Letters – Each of you writes a letter to the other, reflecting on:
• What you love most about each other right now.
• A favorite memory from your relationship.
• Hopes and dreams for your future together.
• A piece of advice or encouragement for your future selves.
  
  
3. Seal It Up – Place the letters in an envelope or box and set a future date to open them—maybe on your next anniversary, a year from now, or even five years down the road. Be sure to set a reminder on your phone or calendar so you don’t forget!
   
   
4. Bonus Twist: Predictions – Along with your letters, write down some fun predictions for the future (like where you’ll travel next, what your biggest adventure will be, or what new hobby one of you will pick up).
   
   
5. Celebrate the Moment – Finish the night with dessert while talking through the conversation starters.

Why It’s Fun and Meaningful:

• Encourages deep connection and appreciation for each other.
• Captures a snapshot of your relationship to revisit in the future.
• Adds a sense of anticipation for opening the letters down the road.

The Idea: Flip the script on a normal date night by doing everything completely opposite from what you normally would! From outfits to food to how you talk, everything is unexpected and silly.

How It Works:

1. Dress Opposite – Before heading out, choose something to wear backward or mismatched.
   
   
2. Eat Backwards – Start with dessert first!
   
   
3. Reverse Roles – If one of you usually drives, have the other person drive this time. If one usually chooses the restaurant, let the other decide.
   
   
4. Do an Activity You Wouldn’t Normally Pick – Choose a restaurant you’ve never been to. If you normally go to a movie, try something totally different like roller skating, a trampoline park, or an arcade.
   
   
5. Wrap It Up – Over dinner or at the end of the night, take time to talk through the conversation starters.
   
   
6. Mix It Up – End the night by switching sides before you go to sleep! 

Why It’s Fun and Unusual:

• Breaks the routine and makes even simple activities hilarious.
• Encourages laughter, spontaneity, and teamwork in unexpected ways.
• Helps you see each other in a new, lighthearted way.
• You’ll have inside jokes for weeks about all the silly things you did!

Help you remember your love story and write the next chapter...

Remember the Beginning:

1. What’s a song that reminds you of when we first fell in love?
2. What’s one of the funniest, most embarrassing or memorable moments from our early days?

Reflect on the Journey:

1. What’s one of your favorite little things we do together?
2. What’s a challenge we’ve overcome together that makes you proud of us?

Write the Next Chapter:

1. What’s one adventure—big or small—you’d love for us to go on together?
2. What’s a fun tradition we could start that we’d still be doing 20 years from now?

Bonus Tip: Write your answers in a journal to document these reflections and dreams together. It’s a beautiful way to track your progress and see where you’re headed!